CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Bernice Kennedy/SUNY
Last modified by: Laura Wait/SUNY
Composed: 01/22/2004 04:39 PM
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Modified: 05/22/2017
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Course Number: (prefix) CUL (number) 224504 ESC 2.0 Course number: LITR-3035 LITR-3035Ideal Worlds: Utopian Literature

Name: Ideal Worlds: Utopian Literature
Datatel Title: (30char) Ideal Worlds: Utopian Lit

Area Coordinator: Dana Gliserman-Kopans Department Code: 10LH Team: Humanities

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? NO
General Education Course? YES GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: 7. HumanitiesFully or Partially: f
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



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Spring 1		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
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Description: This is a study of utopian literature, a genre characterized by narratives about ideal communities -- places where people live without war, hunger, or need. Such narratives use a variety of fictional situations (such as dreams, travel tales, futuristic visions) to present the ideal culture.

The texts present particular challenges to the reader, demanding personal considerations of such questions as: What is an ideal society? What potential for peace and equality do humans possess? In what ways do our contemporary cultures manifest a utopian impulse, if they do? Is the concept of utopia of value -- if so, why? As with any examination of other cultures (real or fictional), this study will assist readers to examine their own culture, to reflect on it from a broader perspective and to develop new insight into our own cultural assumptions and values.

Students entering this study should be prepared to read works that vary greatly in style and should be comfortable with the central concepts of literature. This level of experience could be provided by prior academic work in literature. Students should also be strong writers and comfortable with research methods; this learning is often provided through introductory studies such as College Writing.

This course fully meets the General Education requirement in Humanities.

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Major Course Area
Communications Humanities and Cultural Studies		Minor Course Area
Literature		SLN Disciplines
English & Literature
Additional Course Requirements
WWW Computer Conference		 Undergrad Certificate Association:


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Meets General Education Requirement

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genedcode for dpplanner: 7^f~8

genedfull area for dpplanner: Humanities